Electric Cars etc.

mjnc · Jun 11, 2012

2011 Volkswagen XL1 Concept

wikipedia: XL1 diesel plug-in hybrid

According to Volkswagen, the XL1 can achieve a combined fuel consumption of 0.9 litres per 100 kilometres (310 mpg-imp; 260 mpg-US)
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Popular Mechanics: Volkswagen XL1 Test Drive: 1 Gallon, 235 Miles

Road & Track: Caught Testing: 2014 Volkswagen XL1

Tesla to start deliveries of Model S electric cars next month

Tesla Motors: Model S

SSI-Racing

The Company started by building a dream car.
An all electric car, all American muscle car combining speed, beauty, and green.
We set a couple world records and the next thing you know we started building them for others.
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Fisker Karma

A very cool looking car, but unfortunately it failed early in its Consumer Reports test drive.

wikipedia: Fisker Karma

On March 7, 2012, a Fisker Karma purchased for $107,850 by Consumer Reports magazine was taken out for a test drive at the
327-acre (1.32 km2) CR test track facility in Connecticut. The Karma had less than 200 miles (320 km) on its odometer.
While performing a routine speedometer calibration check prior to actual road testing, the car broke down and could not be
restarted. "We buy about 80 cars a year and this is the first time in memory that we have had a car that is undriveable
before it has finished our check-in process."

The fault was traced to a defective battery caused by a misaligned welding robot at the A123 factory. The battery was
replaced in a week. A123 is replacing affected batteries in the Karma and 4 other customers to a cost of $55 million.
Warranty for the Karma will be extended to 60 months and 60,000 miles in North America.
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Definitely Not Electric:

2012 Lotus Evora
Road & Track: 2012 Lotus Evora IPS - First Drive

Lotus: Evora
Lotus: Evora GTE

High Resolution Photo:
2013 Lotus Evora GTE F1 Special Edition

gman863 · Jun 11, 2012

Careful on the Fisker. When it comes to burning down your house, it has very bad Karma:

http://www.insideline.com/fisker/ka...ry-into-fire-involving-2012-fisker-karma.html

From local news reports, it appears that - immediately after the fire - Fisker attempted to conduct its own "investigation" by setting up caution tape and attempting to keep the Fire Marshall and other government investigators from entering the building or looking at the remains of the car in question.

BoredOutOfMyMind · Jun 12, 2012

gman863 said: ↑

Careful on the Fisker. When it comes to burning down your house, it has very bad Karma:

http://www.insideline.com/fisker/ka...ry-into-fire-involving-2012-fisker-karma.html

From local news reports, it appears that - immediately after the fire - Fisker attempted to conduct its own "investigation" by setting up caution tape and attempting to keep the Fire Marshall and other government investigators from entering the building or looking at the remains of the car in question.
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All the US loans and they moved to another country.... not so hot

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